Board Descriptions

To provide guidance to the board on the roles of each of the positions the follow descriptions were developed. These descriptions are not comprehensive and may be adjusted by the current board to meet its needs.

President

Facilitate all board meetings and conference calls.

Serve as MidAIR liaison to AIR.

Communicate AIR news to MidAIR members.

Confirm date/time for MidAIR meeting at AIR Forum.

Contact potential plenary speakers with the assistance of the program chair.

Work with webmaster to keep conference information updated on website, including

Hotel information

Call for Proposals

Preliminary Program

Speakers

PDOs

Send out periodic conference updates to the MidAIR list serve or other lists of people to invite.

Compile list of people to invite to conference – use past conference attendance list, MidAIR membership list, list of AIR members within region.

Send out “save the date” postcards, email, etc.

Send conference announcements to other regional/affiliated groups.

Lead annual business meeting.

Give welcome address and provide leadership as needed throughout the conference proceedings.

Notify AIR of best paper winner for automatic slot at AIR Forum.

Program Chair

Work with the Board of Directors to determine the conference theme and identify potential Professional Development Opportunities (PDOs) and plenary and keynote speakers.

Solicit proposals from members and work with the Board of Directors to review the proposals and confirm them for presentation.

Work with the Local Arrangement Chair to schedule the PDOs and presentations.

Develop conference schedule including time slots for group social event(s), presentations, speakers, pre-conference workshops, and meals.

Develop mixer activities to encourage group involvement in social event(s).

Review the conference and session evaluation forms with Board of Directors, make any necessary changes, and reproduce for conference.

Ensure evaluation forms are adequately distributed at the conference, collected at session/conference end, and tabulated afterward.

Design and write brochures and emails to promote the conference and to encourage members to participate.

Develop conference program to include conference information.

Work with graphic designer and printer as necessary to produce any printed material.

Solicit prizes and giveaways for drawings throughout the conference.

Solicit volunteers to staff the registration table and to facilitate conference sessions.

Communicate with presenters regarding travel arrangements and special requests pertaining to equipment and scheduling.

Work with Treasurer, PDO presenters, and speakers to reimburse any travel expenses and award honorariums.